In response to the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico, the Walmart Foundation has committed $565,000 (10 million pesos) to help organizations providing immediate recovery and relief. This commitment builds upon to the $2.2 million (40 million pesos) Continue reading this post…

Sterling is currently trading at a 10-month high of $1.322 against the US dollar, up 0.23 per cent from the pairing’s starting levels this morning and over a cent higher than yesterday.

The US dollar slumped on Monday as investors were shocked to learn that Donald Trump had chosen to sack White House Communications Chief Anthony Scaramucci after only 10 days on the job, prompting even more political turmoil. Continue reading this post…

The dollar traded in a narrow range around ¥110.20 in Tokyo trading on Monday, amid a wait-and-see mood before key economic events later this week.

At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥110.19-20, down from ¥110.31-32 at the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.1220-1221, up from $1.1189-1189, and at ¥123.65-66, up from ¥123.44-44. Continue reading this post…

You definitely know Walmart, and you likely know Kroger. If you don’t know Aldi, that will probably change by 2022. The low-cost grocery chain was already planning on expanding its 1,650 stores to 2,000 by the end of 2018. Continue reading this post…

General Electric Co on Monday named veteran insider John Flannery as its next chief executive, taking over from Jeff Immelt who is stepping aside after 16 years as the head of the conglomerate he helped steer through the financial crisis but is now worth a third less than when he took over. Continue reading this post…

You might want to wait for your next trip to the US or Australia or UK for a cup of latte from Starbucks. India, says a new survey, appropriately called Latte Index, by ValuePenguin, is among the five most expensive countries in the world for a latte.

The US-based consumer research firm analysed the most recent market data (from January 2016) on the cost of a small hot latte at Starbucks in 44 countries around the world, as gathered by Continue reading this post…